In other news, Mancini is currently at the Atletico V Malaga game and guess who he is sat next to? Falcao's agent. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Wouldn't make much of a difference, your strike force is world class anyway. He looks Chelsea bound to me, and they certainly need him more. Now if they get him and a decent CB, then I'll be afraid. And you should be too.

Take one of the first times he got to mix with Manchester United’s megastars. One afternoon at Carrington, Brady was queueing to get lunch, when someone cut in. It was Cristiano Ronaldo, who correctly assumed a novice would just step aside.

As Brady walked off, tray in hand a few moments later than he expected, a watching Alex Ferguson called him over.

“Why did you let him in there?”

“It’s Ronaldo boss.”

“You’re here to take his place son. Don’t let me see you do that again.”